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Manual Scavenging Spotted Outside Supreme Court, Delhi Government Gets Steep Fine
The Delhi Public Works Department has been fined Rs 5 lakh by the Supreme Court after its labourers were found cleaning sewers outside the court building manually -- a process that is banned in view of the risks it poses to workers.
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New Drainage Plan Promises Flood-Free, Sustainable Delhi
Delhi may soon have a long-term answer to its waterlogging woes. The city government has cleared a futuristic Storm Water Drainage Master Plan, prepared by the Public Works Department (PWD), aimed at making the capital more resilient to flooding
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Delhi Road Commute To Get Smoother As Government Approves Rs 803 Crore Plan
Delhi is set to witness one of its largest road infrastructure overhauls in recent years, with the Public Works Department announcing a major upgrade with a Rs 803.39 crore allocation.
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Delhi Government Adopts Tech-Driven Approach To Fix Unsafe Roads
Delhi's Public Works Department (PWD) is adopting a tech-driven approach to road safety, introducing new dashboards and digital tools to tackle potholes, dark spots, waterlogging, and accident-prone stretches.
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Travel Influencer's Viral Video Prompts Repairs On Mumbai-Goa Highway
The repair work on the Mumbai-Goa highway at the Vashishti Bridge is underway after an aerial video showed massive craters on the road. The footage was shared by a travel influencer.
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Delhi Government Eyes Four Potential Sites For New Secretariat Building
In a fresh bid to house all administrative departments under one roof, the Delhi government is actively exploring four possible sites for the construction of a new secretariat building, Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said.
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Video: Truck Gets Stuck In Pothole After Part Of Delhi Road Caves In
A truck sank into the ground at Central Delhi's Nabi Karim area following continuous rainfall in the capital. Fortunately, no casualties or injuries were reported in the incident.
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New York Police Mourn Their "Very Best" Cop Killed In Manhattan Shooting
New York Police Department officer Didarul Islam is survived by his wife, two young sons, and a third child on the way.
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Engineer Dies By Suicide, Names 2 Seniors For Forcing Her To Clear Fake Bills
In a handwritten suicide, note the engineer alleged that she had been under intense mental stress due to constant pressure from two senior officials who allegedly forced her to approve bills for incomplete work.
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Madhya Pradesh's U-Turn On 90-Degree Bridge Blunder
After a public outcry over bizarrely angled designs - a bridge with two 90-degree turns in Indore and a flyover in Bhopal that looked more like an origami experiment - the Public Works Department (PWD) of the Madhya Pradesh government hit the brakes.
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In Big Push For Reforms, Delhi To Form Independent Public Works Body Cadre
In a major administrative overhaul, the Delhi government is set to form a dedicated engineering cadre for the Public Works Department (PWD), ending its dependence on engineers deputed from the Central Public Works Department.
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Madhya Pradesh Public Works Office Orders Probe Into "Faulty Design" Of Bridges
Amid the escalating row over alleged "faulty" design of bridges, including RoBs (Railway over Bridges) and potholes on roads, the Public Works Department (PWD) of the Madhya Pradesh government.
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Himachal Chief Minister Announces Rs 7 Crore Relief For Disaster-Hit Mandi
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday announced an immediate relief amount of Rs 7 crore to carry out restoration work in disaster-affected areas of Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district
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Delhi Government Plans To Construct Rs 3,000-Crore Road Over Munak Canal
The Delhi government is planning to construct an elevated road over the Munak Canal, worth Rs 3000 crore, spanning 20 kilometres from Bawana to Inderlok.
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Bridge With 90-Degree Angle: Madhya Pradesh Government Takes Action Against 8 Engineers
The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday suspended seven engineers including two chief engineers of the Public Works Department for the faulty design of the new Rail Over Bridge in Aishbagh area of the city with an unusual 90-degree turn.
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Manual Scavenging Spotted Outside Supreme Court, Delhi Government Gets Steep Fine
The Delhi Public Works Department has been fined Rs 5 lakh by the Supreme Court after its labourers were found cleaning sewers outside the court building manually -- a process that is banned in view of the risks it poses to workers.
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New Drainage Plan Promises Flood-Free, Sustainable Delhi
Delhi may soon have a long-term answer to its waterlogging woes. The city government has cleared a futuristic Storm Water Drainage Master Plan, prepared by the Public Works Department (PWD), aimed at making the capital more resilient to flooding
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Delhi Road Commute To Get Smoother As Government Approves Rs 803 Crore Plan
Delhi is set to witness one of its largest road infrastructure overhauls in recent years, with the Public Works Department announcing a major upgrade with a Rs 803.39 crore allocation.
-
Delhi Government Adopts Tech-Driven Approach To Fix Unsafe Roads
Delhi's Public Works Department (PWD) is adopting a tech-driven approach to road safety, introducing new dashboards and digital tools to tackle potholes, dark spots, waterlogging, and accident-prone stretches.
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Travel Influencer's Viral Video Prompts Repairs On Mumbai-Goa Highway
The repair work on the Mumbai-Goa highway at the Vashishti Bridge is underway after an aerial video showed massive craters on the road. The footage was shared by a travel influencer.
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Delhi Government Eyes Four Potential Sites For New Secretariat Building
In a fresh bid to house all administrative departments under one roof, the Delhi government is actively exploring four possible sites for the construction of a new secretariat building, Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said.
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Video: Truck Gets Stuck In Pothole After Part Of Delhi Road Caves In
A truck sank into the ground at Central Delhi's Nabi Karim area following continuous rainfall in the capital. Fortunately, no casualties or injuries were reported in the incident.
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New York Police Mourn Their "Very Best" Cop Killed In Manhattan Shooting
New York Police Department officer Didarul Islam is survived by his wife, two young sons, and a third child on the way.
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Engineer Dies By Suicide, Names 2 Seniors For Forcing Her To Clear Fake Bills
In a handwritten suicide, note the engineer alleged that she had been under intense mental stress due to constant pressure from two senior officials who allegedly forced her to approve bills for incomplete work.
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Madhya Pradesh's U-Turn On 90-Degree Bridge Blunder
After a public outcry over bizarrely angled designs - a bridge with two 90-degree turns in Indore and a flyover in Bhopal that looked more like an origami experiment - the Public Works Department (PWD) of the Madhya Pradesh government hit the brakes.
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In Big Push For Reforms, Delhi To Form Independent Public Works Body Cadre
In a major administrative overhaul, the Delhi government is set to form a dedicated engineering cadre for the Public Works Department (PWD), ending its dependence on engineers deputed from the Central Public Works Department.
-
Madhya Pradesh Public Works Office Orders Probe Into "Faulty Design" Of Bridges
Amid the escalating row over alleged "faulty" design of bridges, including RoBs (Railway over Bridges) and potholes on roads, the Public Works Department (PWD) of the Madhya Pradesh government.
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Himachal Chief Minister Announces Rs 7 Crore Relief For Disaster-Hit Mandi
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday announced an immediate relief amount of Rs 7 crore to carry out restoration work in disaster-affected areas of Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district
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Delhi Government Plans To Construct Rs 3,000-Crore Road Over Munak Canal
The Delhi government is planning to construct an elevated road over the Munak Canal, worth Rs 3000 crore, spanning 20 kilometres from Bawana to Inderlok.
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Bridge With 90-Degree Angle: Madhya Pradesh Government Takes Action Against 8 Engineers
The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday suspended seven engineers including two chief engineers of the Public Works Department for the faulty design of the new Rail Over Bridge in Aishbagh area of the city with an unusual 90-degree turn.
